Superintendent Security & Emergency Management | Bowen Basin

About the Company

About BHPAt BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success.

Come and be a part of this success.

About the RoleBMA is seeking a Security, Medical and Emergency Management Lead. In this role, you will provide tactical support in the planning, coordination, and continuous improvement of security, medical, and emergency management services across the operation and during Major Shutdowns.

Including oversight of related procedures, systems, and initiatives to ensure they remain effective, compliant, and fit-for-purpose in alignment with BMA standards and regulatory requirements.

The role plays a critical part in capability development by coaching and mentoring leaders and members of the Security, Medical, and Emergency Response Teams (ERTs). This ensures high performance, operational readiness, and alignment with the organisation’s safety, risk, and resilience objectives.

As the successful candidate you will:

• Provide visible and felt leadership to Security, Medical, and Emergency Management (SEM) teams (including Major Shutdowns) to ensure safe, stable, and values-aligned operations.
• Maintain oversight of SEM systems, procedures, and compliance to ensure they are current, effective, and aligned with legal, regulatory, and internal requirements.
• Lead SEM performance reporting and insights, using data to drive decision-making, identify trends, and support continuous improvement.
• Manage SEM-related contracts to optimise operational and financial performance, mitigate risk, and ensure service quality and accountability.
• Demonstrate financial stewardship by managing SEM operational costs within budget, identifying efficiencies, and supporting cost-saving initiatives.
• Facilitate and lead incident management training, exercises, and system improvements to enhance operational readiness and response capability.
• Identify, assess, and manage SEM risks using BHP’s risk management framework, ensuring our critical controls are effective and continuously improved.

About YouTo be successful in the Lead SEM role you will have:

• A tertiary qualification in security, medical or emergency management
• Demonstrated experience in security, medical, and emergency management or a related field preferably within a mining environment
• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, make risked based decisions under pressure, and ensure effective response and recovery during security incidents, medical emergencies, or crisis events
• Proficient understanding of Queensland Coal Mining Safety and Health Legislation
• Demonstrated experience in business, financial and contract performance

About Our ProcessAt BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks.

Supporting a Diverse WorkforceThe size, stability and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a best-in-class employee share program. We know there are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms. 

At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that’s more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognise that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity.

BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you have a disability, we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone about your situation and our recruitment process, please email us at inclusion@bhp.com.